Coronation Party?

Yvonne · Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 365 Location: Southport

Not sure when this was taken but seeing as how there are alot of union jack flags it may be when Queen Elizabeth was crowned.
The three small girls at the front are my cousins, born c1948 so do they look about the right age for it to have been taken then?
Can anyone 'slightly'

older than me remember if there were street parties then.

Jane · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:37 pm Post subject:

Underneath it says - more fancy dress - so it would seem there were plenty of them at that time. And the street is mentioned.

It might be worth going and having a look in some old Visiter newspapers for around the 2 June 1953 when the coronation happened.

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Dotty · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:34 am Post subject: Memories

We had a street party for the coronation and we had street races for the children.

That's a good idea Jane, it will be a lot easier to find in the archives as you know the date of the coronation.

Good hunting,

Dotty

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mother · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:39 pm Post subject:

We had a street party too

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Bez · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:07 am Post subject:

We didn't, but I didn't live in a street. We got a telly for the coronation and I remember that there was an awful lot of people crammed into the front room to watch on a little 12" black and white set.

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42aitch · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:46 pm Post subject:

If you check, the little girl at the front has a Union Jack with the Queen's head on. These were special Coronation flags as I remember we had them at our street party.

Eileen

sooner · Joined: 11 Sep 2008 Posts: 118

2 june 1953

http://www.historic-uk.com/Histor...and-History/TheCoronation1953.htm

SeaCopRimmer · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:27 am Post subject:

I think these children have done what we did for our street party for the 1953 Coronation : we each chose a country from the Commonwealth and dressed in their national costume - I was dressed as Scotland (bit of a cheat really, but if I find the picture I'll try and put it on here!

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Dotty · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:23 am Post subject: Errr...

Eileen, nice avatar!

Seacop, that's not cheating...that's inventive!

I love old photos...keep them coming.

Dotty

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Delboy · Joined: 12 May 2006 Posts: 26 Location: Nottinghamshire

I remember (?or do I just remember the photos) a celebration in the grounds of the Independent Methodist Church on Old Park Lane. That's me with my sisters before the parade through the streets. I rode a decorated tricycle.

Dotty · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:33 am Post subject: Good

Thanks for sharing that lovely photo, delboy!

I'm sure lots of our members will have coronation photos...I do have one of them!

Dotty

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Jane · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:42 am Post subject:

So something you could share with us. I have none but I won't say why

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